Senior FPGA Designer(Hybrid)

Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

Mission:

You will participate in technical definition and design of FPGAs for satellite-based units that position and connect anyone and anything, everywhere, help observing our planet and optimizing the use of our planet's resources and even to spacecraft to discover the universe!

You will participate in FPGA developments in VHDL for space applications processing units:

• Architecture definition
• Design
• Verification
• Support to Validation
• Documentation

The activity is involved in a multidisciplinary team, with opportunity to participate in international engineering teams.

Education & Qualification:

Master degree in industrial engineering, aerospace engineering, telecommunication engineering, software engineering, physics, mathematics or other similar technical discipline.

We are looking for a candidate with:

At least 7 years of experience.

• Synchronous VHDL design.
• Understanding of technical requirements and definition of technical solutions.
• VHDL/Verilog simulation (pre-synthesis & post-layout verification).
• Design synthesis and implementation/place and route
• Support to Design validation
• Preparation of design documentation
• Design Reviews with customer

Skills:

• VHDL, Verilog and System Verilog
• Vitis Software Platform Development
• Tcl, Python, C/C++, Vitis HLS
• Simulation with ModelSim/Questa Core
• Synthesis with Synplify/Vivado
• Implementation/place and route with Vivado/Libero
• Version control (e.g. Git)
• Fault tolerance design and radiation mitigation techniques

Languages:

• Fluent English

Skills to make the difference:

• MATLAB/Simulink, C programming experience, Python, Pearl
• Knowledge of microprocessors development environment
• Knowledge of Data Processing
• Team work, improvement spirit, pragmatic, results oriented, dynamic, responsible
• Responsible on technical performances, cost and schedule of the solution
• Motivated to learn new technologies, and space-business processes and tools
• Agile methodology
• French

What do we offer?

• Flexible schedule, from 8 to 9.30 and 16.30 until 18h.
• Thales Concilia: a set of advantages and free services and others at reduced prices.
• Free and healthy canteen.
• Enjoy discounts and special promotions on products and services thanks to Club Ahorro.
• 22 working days of vacation, 6 days of free disposal and closing days that do not consume vacations at Christmas and Easter.
• Thales Flex: Personalized flexible compensation plan in which you can choose how to distribute your salary (health insurance, childcare vouchers, transportation and training).
• Annual bonus.
• Fixed profit bonus of 712, 43€.
• Sharing Thales program: become a Thales shareholder.
• Hybrid work plan.
• Pension Plan with monthly contributions on your behalf to your Pension Plan.
• Wellness Plan: thematic webinars and access to our company clubs.
• Medical and physiotherapy service at the workplace.
• We continuously create an inclusive, respectful and cooperative environment.

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!